The Good-To-Go Cookbook: Take-Along Food, Quick Suppers, and Satisfying Snacks for On-The-Go Families

by Kathleen Cannata Hanna

Book Overview

Soccer practice, student council meetings, dance rehearsals, and more -- with so much happening in your family's busy life, it's often hard to wedge in a home-cooked meal. Offering recipes for dozens... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603420762
• ISBN13: 9781603420761
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Fast and Good Food Cooked Up at Home

You don't have to be Martha Stewart to prepare healthy meals at home, so says Kathleen Hanna in her introduction and after just a quick flip though this book's pages, you'll see that's true. Mrs. Hanna advocates getting organized by making a plan for your weekly meals and to plan your meals around your families activities. This is, after all, a cookbook for families on the go. She also advocates having your teens cook some of the meals with you. That seems like a good idea. Also, she gives plenty of hints on how to shop, so that you save money and that's always good. There is also a chapter on fast breakfasts and another on snacks, both aimed at the family with teenagers in the house. It's good to get some food in them before they rush out the door. But the essence of any cookbook is the recipes themselves. Many of these can be made in under thirty minutes and that's important for busy families. We've done the Texas Ranch Steak and the Cheesy Linguine and they did come in under a half hour and they both came out just fine, I'll be making them again. And there is a chapter on 15-minutes dishes, half the time of the 30-minute recipes I mentioned above and I tried the Barbecued Salmon Fillets and it did take me a little longer than 15 minutes, 19 to be exact as I had to light the grill and wait for it to heat up. There's a whole gang of these 15 and 30 minutes recipes, so if you are in a family that's always on the go, this just might be the book for you. It's way better than KFC or Mickey D's any day of the week.

Good book for the family on the go

This is a very interesting book for those of us who are always on the run and would like to feed their kids a variety of healthy homemade meals quickly and economically. I especially liked the first part where it advises the reader on how to organize the kitchen and what utensils are a must. It is also full of tips on how to cook every meat and vegetable. It also shows what you can use in case you don't have a specific ingredient. The recipes are amazingly easy to make and the book is very well organized. Each section has dozens of recipes and is organized by the type of meal you intend to make including breakfast, snack, side dishes, lunch, and desserts. What truly got my attention are a couple of sections of meals that you can make in a half hour or less. That is just awesome. A busy mom can easily use this book to plan supper and snack time ahead of time without stress. I would highly recommend this book for the family on the go.

Great cookbook!

This is a straight-forward, easy to follow, handy cookbook for folks who don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. I was surprised at how many delicious sounding quick to make recipes it provides! The book is broken up into helpful sections such as "Grab and Go", "The Lunch Crunch", "15-minute Dishes" and my favorite "Dessert on a Dime"! Scattered throughout the cookbook are helpful hints, suggestions, and other great ideas. The only thing I didn't like is that there are no pictures of any of the dishes. I would have really liked that addition, but all in all it's a great cookbook!

just what I needed!

I have a lot of cookbooks that I don't use but this one will be on my counter frequently! It already saved me from doing take-out tonight - we had a busy evening and I was sure I didn't have time (or the energy) to make dinner. I pulled out this book and found a quick recipe for salsa corn pasta that was easy, quick and everyone actually liked it. The recipes and ideas are simple and easy to put together. They also use "real" ingredients and not the kind of specialty items a lot of other cookbooks call for. One of my favorite things about this cookbook is the attention given to families with tweens and teenage kids. So many family oriented cookbooks are all about toddlers and little kids but this one is geared toward an active family that is on the go with their kids as well. I like the organization of this book as well as the contents. The cover is bright and cheery and there are interesting bits of text included with many of the recipes from the author. Well worth 5 stars in my opinion!

Good to go cookbook

This book was put together by Kathleen Cannata Hanna, and is 317 pages chalked full of recipes. As soon as we got this in the mail, my 9 year old daughter fingered through it and announced that she wanted to make dinner that night. What a fun way to learn to cook, and measure. For the kids my daughter's age supervision would be needed, but my 13 year old could do it herself with little supervision. This book contains simple recipes to make cookies and desserts, 15, and 30 minute meals and smoothies. There's a lot in there for crock pot recipes and simple lunches too. Great for those in a hurry. This book was a great find, and now even my kids can start dinner too!